पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra221.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha321.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra294.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani316.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:41 – 18:09
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:46
Gulika Kāla15:14 – 16:41
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:29 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:56 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:46 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:14 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:09 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:14 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:46 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:56 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°
Longitude: 80.9462°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871907.27
Julian Day2460372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.77°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1906°), declination -6.70°, EoT -12.65 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2024-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)